What do we mean when we call something misinformation? Is that the same as calling it disinformation? And what's prebunking? Misinformation research comes with its own language, a barrage of technical terms whose familiar-sounding words are subtle and slippery. Take misinformation itself. This is defined as incorrect

I don’t know exactly when my ‘down the rabbit hole’ moment was: The first time I got that sinking feeling misinformation wasn’t only misleading gullible people and conspiracy theorists, it was putting lives at risk. (If you think that's an exaggeration you should read this). Misinformation